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Such statement shall be submitted by means specified by the Commissioner; and2\n\nA statement, signed by the prospective employer or someone duly authorized on his behalf, submitted by means specified by the Commissioner, that the employer has verified the age of such minor. The employer shall procure and keep on file, accessible to the Department or other authorized persons charged with the enforcement of this chapter, the proof of age as provided in &#xA7; 40.1-94.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":248237,"text":"The Department shall not issue an employment certificate until it has received, examined, approved, and filed the following:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":248238,"text":"Except for work coming within one of the exceptions in &#xA7; 40.1-79.01, a statement signed by the prospective employer, or someone duly authorized on his behalf, stating that he expects to give such child present employment, setting forth the specific nature of the occupation in which he intends to employ such child, and the number of hours per day and of days per week which said child shall be employed and of the period for lunch. Such statement shall be submitted by means specified by the Commissioner; and","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":248239,"text":"A statement, signed by the prospective employer or someone duly authorized on his behalf, submitted by means specified by the Commissioner, that the employer has verified the age of such minor. The employer shall procure and keep on file, accessible to the Department or other authorized persons charged with the enforcement of this chapter, the proof of age as provided in &#xA7; 40.1-94.","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14416,"edition_id":1,"name":"Child Labor","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12776,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:04","permalink":{"id":220519,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14416,"identifier":"5","token":"40.1\/5","url":"\/40.1\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12776,"edition_id":1,"name":"Labor and Employment","identifier":"40.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":219723,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12776,"identifier":"40.1","token":"40.1","url":"\/40.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":65234,"structure_id":14416,"section_number":"40.1-100","catch_line":"Certain employment prohibited or limited","url":"\/40.1-100\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-100","metadata":false},{"id":74950,"structure_id":14416,"section_number":"40.1-100.1","catch_line":"Employment where hazard capable of causing serious physical harm or death","url":"\/40.1-100.1\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-100.1","metadata":false},{"id":71062,"structure_id":14416,"section_number":"40.1-100.2","catch_line":"Employment involving sexually explicit visual material prohibited","url":"\/40.1-100.2\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-100.2","metadata":false},{"id":71215,"structure_id":14416,"section_number":"40.1-101","catch_line":"Qualifications as to theaters","url":"\/40.1-101\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-101","metadata":false},{"id":61085,"structure_id":14416,"section_number":"40.1-102","catch_line":"Issuance of theatrical permit","url":"\/40.1-102\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-102","metadata":false},{"id":63705,"structure_id":14416,"section_number":"40.1-103","catch_line":"Cruelty and injuries to children; 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It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 434; in 1970, chapter 321; in 1972, chapter 480; in 1991, chapter 511; in 2013, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0015\">15<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68360,"section_number":"40.1-79.01","catch_line":"Exemptions from chapter generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-79.01\/"},{"id":56070,"section_number":"40.1-94","catch_line":"Proofs of age","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-94\/"}],"permalink":{"id":220669,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68585,"identifier":"40.1-93","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-93","url":"\/40.1-93\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-93\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-93","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proof required for employment certificate","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-93","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall not <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> an employment certificate until it has received, examined, approved, and filed the following:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Except for work coming within one of the exceptions in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Exemptions from chapter generally\" href=\"\/40.1-79.01\/\">40.1-79.01<\/a>, a statement signed by the prospective <span class=\"dictionary\">employer<\/span>, or someone duly authorized on his behalf, stating that he expects to give such child present employment, setting forth the specific nature of the occupation in which he intends to <span class=\"dictionary\">employ<\/span> such child, and the number of hours per day and of days per week which said child shall be employed and of the period for lunch. Such statement shall be submitted by means specified by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>; and <a id=\"paragraph-248238\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-93\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> A statement, signed by the prospective <span class=\"dictionary\">employer<\/span> or someone duly authorized on his behalf, submitted by means specified by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>, that the <span class=\"dictionary\">employer<\/span> has verified the age of such <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">employer<\/span> shall procure and keep on file, accessible to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> or other authorized persons charged with the enforcement of this chapter, the proof of age as provided in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Proofs of age\" href=\"\/40.1-94\/\">40.1-94<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-248239\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-93\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROOF REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE (\u00a7 40.1-93)\n\nThe Department shall not issue an employment certificate until it has received,\nexamined, approved, and filed the following:\n\n1. Except for work coming within one of the exceptions in &#xA7; 40.1-79.01, a\nstatement signed by the prospective employer, or someone duly authorized on his\nbehalf, stating that he expects to give such child present employment, setting\nforth the specific nature of the occupation in which he intends to employ such\nchild, and the number of hours per day and of days per week which said child\nshall be employed and of the period for lunch. Such statement shall be submitted\nby means specified by the Commissioner; and\n\n2. A statement, signed by the prospective employer or someone duly authorized on\nhis behalf, submitted by means specified by the Commissioner, that the employer\nhas verified the age of such minor. The employer shall procure and keep on file,\naccessible to the Department or other authorized persons charged with the\nenforcement of this chapter, the proof of age as provided in &#xA7; 40.1-94.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 40-102; 1960, c. 434; 1970, c. 321; 1972, c. 480; 1991,\nc. 511; 2013, c. 15.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}